New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 190

190 Confidentiality

A person must not disclose any information obtained in connection with the administration or execution of this Act unless the disclosure is made:

(a) in the case of information relating to a patient of a registered medical practitioner--with the consent of the patient, or

(b) in any other case--with the consent of the person to whom the information relates or from whom the information was obtained, or

(c) in connection with the administration or execution of this Act, or

(d) for the purposes of any legal proceedings arising out of this Act or of any report of any such proceedings, or

(e) with other lawful excuse, or

(f) in such other circumstances as may be prescribed.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.